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Wednesday Noon Hours: Duo Concertante

Roy Barnett Recital Hall (Music Building) 6361 Memorial Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Outstanding musicians, champions of new Canadian music, visionary artistic directors, and inspiring mentors, Duo Concertante have forged a musical legacy and strive to provoke thought and engagement through music in innovative ways. Violinist Nancy Dahn and pianist Timothy Steeves have built an international career with Duo Concertante. The duo’s name comes from the inscription over Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” sonata, “in stilo […]

Free – $12
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The Phil Lind Initiative: Masha Gessen

Frederic Wood Theatre 6354 Crescent Rd, Vancouver, BC

The 2023 Phil Lind Initiative kicks off with Masha Gessen, award-winning author of eleven books and staff writer for The New Yorker bearing insightful and searing commentary on Russia, LGBTQ2+ rights, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and the rise of autocracy. The Phil Lind Initiative is an annual, donor-driven, high profile speaker series hosted by the […]

Free

Wednesday Noon Hours: Echoes and Embers

Roy Barnett Recital Hall (Music Building) 6361 Memorial Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester and pianist David Fung present a program tittled “Echoes and Embers” exploring the intimate relationship between clarinet and piano. A concert conceived to be performed in its entirety without interruptions or applause between the works, thus creating a common thread between them that allows us to delve into the relationship of these works with each other. The concert […]

Free – $12
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UBC Opera: The Florentine Straw Hat

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

FARSA MUSICALE IN FOUR ACTS SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES Nino Rota composer Nino Rota, Ernesta Rota Rinaldi librettists UBC Opera Ensemble UBC Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Girard conductor Nancy Hermiston director The Florentine Straw Hat (Il cappello di paglia di Firenze) is an exhilarating comedy based on the famous nineteenth-century French farce which inspired René Clair’s classic silent film An Italian […]

$20 – $45

UBC Opera: The Florentine Straw Hat

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

FARSA MUSICALE IN FOUR ACTS SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES Nino Rota composer Nino Rota, Ernesta Rota Rinaldi librettists UBC Opera Ensemble UBC Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Girard conductor Nancy Hermiston director The Florentine Straw Hat (Il cappello di paglia di Firenze) is an exhilarating comedy based on the famous nineteenth-century French farce which inspired René Clair’s classic silent film An Italian […]

$20 – $45

UBC Opera: The Florentine Straw Hat

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

FARSA MUSICALE IN FOUR ACTS SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES Nino Rota composer Nino Rota, Ernesta Rota Rinaldi librettists UBC Opera Ensemble UBC Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Girard conductor Nancy Hermiston director The Florentine Straw Hat (Il cappello di paglia di Firenze) is an exhilarating comedy based on the famous nineteenth-century French farce which inspired René Clair’s classic silent film An Italian […]

$20 – $45

UBC Opera: The Florentine Straw Hat

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

FARSA MUSICALE IN FOUR ACTS SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES Nino Rota composer Nino Rota, Ernesta Rota Rinaldi librettists UBC Opera Ensemble UBC Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Girard conductor Nancy Hermiston director The Florentine Straw Hat (Il cappello di paglia di Firenze) is an exhilarating comedy based on the famous nineteenth-century French farce which inspired René Clair’s classic silent film An Italian […]

$20 – $45
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Vivo Per Questo – Power to the Words – Canada Tour

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

In the series Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professor Vivo Per Questo - Power to the Words - Canada Tour Amir Issaa, Rapper, Record Producer and Activist Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed Tuesday, February 7, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow This event has been organized in partnership with the Department of […]

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Wednesday Noon Hours: The Giving Shapes

Roy Barnett Recital Hall (Music Building) 6361 Memorial Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Giving Shapes is a collaborative project between UBC Music Alumni Elisa Thorn (BMus ’11), harp/vocals and Robyn Jacob (BMus ’11) piano/vocals. Their project triangulates aspects of new music, creative music, and song-writing, combining their classical training and their involvement with the Canadian creative and indie music scenes. Their sound reflects broad influences from artists including Nico Muhly, Bjork, […]

Free – $12

UBC Choirs: Love Letters

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

University Singers, Choral Union Graeme Langager conductor Hyejung Jun conductor, Choral Union The award-winning UBC Choirs presents a powerful program of romantic poetry in song featuring the beautiful voices of the University Singers and Choral Union. MORE ABOUT UBC CHOIRS

Free – $20
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Cinema Thinks the World: Rewind & Play (2022)

UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

A free screening of Rewind and Play, followed by a discussion and Q&A led by UBC scholars and local experts.

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UBC Bands: Songs and Changes

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The music of Jodi Proznick feat. JUNO award winning bassist with Concert Winds, Symphonic Winds, and solo guest artist, Jodi Proznick. Symphonic Wind Ensemble  Jaelem Bhate conductor Concert Winds Jaelem Bhate conductor Josh Rauw, Benjamin Vanderkruk, Maggie Whiteman Graduate Assistant Conductors   PROGRAMME William Bolcolm Graceful Ghost Rag Brant Karrick Bayou Breakdown Dana Wilson Sang!  The music of Jodi Proznick feat. the JUNO award […]

Free – $20